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92 stories for “USTR” · May 2026
Clear filtersThe Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a 70-year lease to establish India's first integrated Basmati and organic demonstration farm. The farm will come up at Tanda Bi...
New Appointment: Vishvajit Sahay Takes Charge of Defence FinanceVishvajit Sahay, a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), has assumed charge as the Secretary (Defence Finance) in the Ministry o...
Intellectual Property Scrutiny: India Remains on U.S. Priority Watch ListThe United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 38th annual 2026 Special 301 Report, which evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released an approach paper to introduce an Index of Service Production (ISP) that will track services output every month, much like the Index of Industr...
Securing Critical Minerals: India’s Circular Economy DriveThe Ministry of Mines has approved 58 companies as participants under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling (IS-PCMR). This initiative,...
India and New Zealand have signed a Free Trade Agreement under which New Zealand will give 100% duty-free access to Indian exports, benefiting MSMEs, textiles and leather. New Zealand will also invest USD 20 billion in I...
**Overview** In a landmark development for Indian aviation infrastructure, authorities announced on May 1, 2026, that the newly constructed Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar will officially commence commercial p...
Sustainability in Healthcare: SMT’s Milestone in Energy ManagementIn April 2026, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Limited (SMT) achieved a significant milestone by receiving the ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System cer...
